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Powerful Words: More than 200 Years of Extraordinary Writing by African Americans
178 pp.
| Scholastic |
February, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-40969-1$$19.95
(4)
YA
Illustrated by
Sean Qualls.
The compiler excerpts significant rhetorical pieces by three dozen influential African Americans ranging from Benjamin Banneker to Lauryn Hill. Brief and useful biographical essays accompany each selection, but the design and two-color illustrations are textbookish. Chronology, source notes. Ind.